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Robert Anker (The Netherlands, 1946) Initially, Robert Anker wrote poems like those of Christ van Geel – small, … |
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Armando (The Netherlands, 1929) Armando has been publishing poetry since 1954. His Collected Poems were published in a … |
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Jan Baeke (The Netherlands, 1956) Besides being a poet and translator, Jan Baeke works for the Amsterdam Film Museum. In … |
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Maria Barnas (The Netherlands, 1973) Before she published her first collection of poetry, Twee zonnen (Two Suns, 2003), … |
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J. Bernlef (The Netherlands, 1937–2012) J. Bernlef has made his mark in just about every literary genre under the sun. He … |
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Jaap Blonk (The Netherlands, 1953) Before poets began to mount platforms in numbers, towards the turn of the last century, … |
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Mark Boog (The Netherlands, 1970) Mark Boog was awarded the 2000 C. Buddingh’ Prize for new Dutch-language poetry for his … |
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Pieter Boskma (Netherlands, 1956) Pieter Boskma is a cosmic poet and has been since his first collections: a wide panoply … |
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Anneke Brassinga (The Netherlands, 1948) Anneke Brassinga is the language wizard of Dutch poetry. Perhaps the special feeling … |
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Tsead Bruinja (The Netherlands, 1974) “remember there is a land that is part of me where I do not live/ I must return there … |
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Remco Campert (The Netherlands, 1929) Remco Campert was born in The Hague, 1929, son of poet Jan Campert and actress Joekie … |
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Maria van Daalen (The Netherlands, 1950) Maria van Daalen made her début as a poet in 1989 with Raveslag (The Beat of the … |
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Kreek Daey Ouwens (The Netherlands, 1942) Kreek (her given names are Elisabeth Hubertina Louisa) Daey Ouwens published her first … |
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J.A. Deelder (The Netherlands, 1944) Jules Deelder is undoubtedly one of the Netherlands’ best-known poets. He owes much of … |
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F. van Dixhoorn (The Netherlands, 1948) Presumably after much experimentation, F. van Dixhoorn found the best form for his … |
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Arjen Duinker (The Netherlands, 1956) Arjen Duinker was born in Delft in 1956 and studied psychology and philosophy. He has … |
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J. Eijkelboom (The Netherlands, 1926–2008) J. Eijkelboom made his début as a poet in 1979, at the age of fifty and after a long … |
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Anna Enquist (Netherlands, 1945) Anna Enquist is the pseudonym of Dutch writer Christa Widlund-Broer. She is a … |
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Anne Feddema (The Netherlands, 1961) Anne Feddema grew up in his native town, where he still lives and works. Feddema is a … |
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Sieger M. Geertsma (The Netherlands, 1979) Sieger M. Geertsma performs something between poetry and rap. His poetry is marked by … |
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Piet Gerbrandy (The Netherlands, 1958) Even at collection title level, Piet Gerbrandy juxtaposes opposing concepts. A silent … |
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Eva Gerlach (The Netherlands, 1948) After submitting poems to several reviews from 1977 onwards, Gerlach published her … |
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Herman Gorter (The Netherlands, 1864–1927) Herman Gorter was a leading member of the Eighties Movement, a highly influential group … |
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Jacob Groot (The Netherlands, 1947) Jacob Groot (Venhuizen, 1947) has been publishing poetry, prose and essays since 1970. … |
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Lloyd Haft (USA, 1946) Lloyd Haft (Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1946) moved from the United States to the Netherlands … |
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Tsjêbbe Hettinga (The Netherlands, 1949–2013) Hettinga was born in Burchwert, a small village in the province of Friesland in the … |
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Wim Hofman (The Netherlands, 1941) Wim Hofman is best known as a writer of children’s books and as a visual artist. His … |
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Esther Jansma (The Netherlands, 1958) Esther Jansma made her debut with Stem onder mijn bed (Voice under my Bed, 1988) after … |
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Hester Knibbe (The Netherlands, 1946) Een dunne duurzaamheid (‘A thin permanence’) is the title of one of Hester Knibbe’s … |
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Frank Koenegracht (The Netherlands, 1945) Frank Koenegracht is one of the best, albeit not yet best-known, poets of the Dutch … |
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Gerrit Komrij (The Netherlands, 1944–2012) Gerrit Komrij was a lone figure in Dutch poetry at the time of the appearance of his … |
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Rutger Kopland (The Netherlands, 1934–2012) Rutger Kopland is convinced that scientific research is fundamentally no different to … |
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Gerrit Kouwenaar (The Netherlands, 1923) Gerrit Kouwenaar was first published in clandestine publications during World War II. … |
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Marc Kregting (The Netherlands, 1965) On his blog, Marc Kregting, born in Breda in 1965, introduces himself as follows: ‘Marc … |
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Gerrit Krol (The Netherlands, 1934) Gerrit Krol studied mathematics. He worked as a computer programmer for Shell Oil and … |
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Elmar Kuiper (The Netherlands, 1969) Elmar Kuiper, born in Sneek, lives and works in the small Friesian village of Huins. He … |
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Astrid Lampe (The Netherlands, 1955) Astrid Lampe has written of her poetry, “With stylistic niceties and with … |
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Marije Langelaar (Netherlands, 1978) Marije Langelaar (Goes, 1978) is an artist and poet. She won literary acclaim with her … |
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Ed Leeflang (The Netherlands, 1929–2008) Ed Leeflang worked for a few years as a journalist, studied Dutch letters and … |
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Joke van Leeuwen (The Netherlands, 1952) Joke van Leeuwen is among the Netherlands’ most acclaimed writers of children’s books. … |
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Peter van Lier (The Netherlands, 1960) Peter van Lier is a strange poet. His work consists of meticulous observations of human … |
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Tomas Lieske (The Netherlands, 1943) That Tomas Lieske was a late-bloomer might easily be overlooked when considering his … |
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Gerry van der Linden (The Netherlands, 1952) One year after publishing her first book of poems, De Aantekening (The Note; 1978), … |
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Erik Lindner (The Netherlands, 1968) Erik Lindner made his début in 1996 with Tramontane, a collection of poems without … |
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Lucebert (The Netherlands, 1924–1994) Lucebert, the pseudonym for Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk, loosely incorporates … |
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Erik Menkveld (The Netherlands, 1959) Erik Menkveld likes for the duration of a poem to slink into the skin of people or … |
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Hanny Michaelis (The Netherlands, 1922–2007) Hanny Michaelis was born in 1922 in Amsterdam, and her small but distinctive oeuvre has … |
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K. Michel (The Netherlands, 1958) K. Michel can hardly be said to be a prolific writer. Since his debut in 1989, Ja! … |
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Ramsey Nasr (The Netherlands, 1974) If there is any truth in the cliché that Dutch authors are characterised by modesty and … |
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Cees Nooteboom (The Netherlands, 1933) Cees Nooteboom has won international renown as an author of novels, novellas and travel … |
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Kees Ouwens (The Netherlands, 1944–2004) Kees Ouwens began his writing career as a neoromantic. In collections bearing such … |
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Hagar Peeters (The Netherlands, 1972) Hagar Peeters had been reading at major Dutch poetry festivals for some years when her … |
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Ester Naomi Perquin (Netherlands, 1980) Few Dutch poets have enjoyed such immediate success as Esther Naomi Perquin (1980). … |
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Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (The Netherlands, 1968) Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer made his début in 1998 with a collection entitled of the square … |
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Sybren Polet (Netherlands, 1924) The poet Sybren Polet (pseudonym for Sybren Minnema) made his debut in 1946 with the … |
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Martin Reints (The Netherlands, 1950) Martin Reints has published five collections of poetry. After Waar ze komt daar is ze … |
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L.F. Rosen (, 1953) L.F. Rosen made his debut in 1994 with the collection Adel, published by Van Oorschot, … |
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Alfred Schaffer (The Netherlands, 1973) “Unrest. Anxiety. Suspicion. Curiosity.” This was the young Dutch poet Alfred … |
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K. Schippers (Netherlands, 1936) K. Schippers (the pseudonym of Gerard Stigter; Amsterdam, 1936) made his first … |
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J. Slauerhoff (The Netherlands, 1898–1936) J. Slauerhoff is one of the greatest Dutch poets of the twentieth century. He owes the … |
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Albertina Soepboer (The Netherlands, 1969) Albertina Soepboer was born in the small town of Holwerd in the Dutch province of … |
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Mustafa Stitou (Netherlands, 1974) If the essence of poetry is to break with expectations, Mustafa Stitou is conceivably … |
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Toon Tellegen (The Netherlands, 1941) Toon Tellegen, born in Den Briel in 1941, is considered one of Holland’s finest poets … |
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Hans Tentije (The Netherlands, 1944) Hans Tentije chose as a motto for his 1987 collection Schemeringen (Twilights) these … |
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H.H. ter Balkt (The Netherlands, 1938) “Go home, Poetry, and take me with you,” H.H. ter Balkt writes in his … |
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Willem van Toorn (The Netherlands, 1935) Willem van Toorn has published novels, stories and poetry collections since his début … |
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Anne Vegter (The Netherlands, 1958) “Miracles hang slack with laughter off the table, not even properly … |
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Hans Verhagen (The Netherlands, 1939) Hans Verhagen started as a poet in the turbulent 1960s, with collections whose titles … |
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Nyk de Vries (The Netherlands, 1971) Nyk de Vries is a writer and musician. He was born in Noardburgum in Friesland and read … |
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Leo Vroman (The Netherlands, 1918) Leo Vroman is the ‘grand old man’ of Dutch poetry. He began writing poems well before … |
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Henk van der Waal (The Netherlands, 1960) Henk van der Waal writes poetry with a melodious, eroticising use of words. In his … |
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Elly de Waard (The Netherlands, 1940) Elly de Waard tested the literary waters in the late 1970s with two, rather subdued, … |
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Rogi Wieg (The Netherlands, 1962) Rogi Wieg, of Hungarian extraction, is a poet of a type not often found in the … |
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Menno Wigman (The Netherlands, 1966)
“Menno Wigman is not only one of today’s most interesting young Dutch … |
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Nachoem M. Wijnberg (The Netherlands, 1961) One ought to be able to say of a poem: it begins well but by line seven it becomes … |











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